Lily-Max Designs

My husband and I have been working with Kathleen at Lily-Max Designs for over the last 10 months on various aspects of our home remodel but most significantly on our complicated bonus room. Kathleen exceeded our expectations. She demonstrated an incredible visionary ability to transform spaces, attention to detail and she always recommended great professionals (painters, upholsterers, woodworkers, etc.). She was always willing to meet when we had a question, arrived on time and brought great ideas. She went the extra mile multiple times on our project, drawing up specs and visuals (even computer 3D models), buying samples, pinning and posting ideas for us to see and even bringing books for our kids to read during longer meetings. We've received countless positive comments on the incredible design she creating, turning our clumsy great room space into an inviting 3 in 1 space. I would highly recommend Lily-Max.

Working with Kathleen of Lily-Max Designs is an absolute pleasure. Her easy going style, yet discerning eye and appreciation for high quality workmanship and materials have enabled our workroom to create only the best for her clients. I highly recommend Kathleen for quality design work and look forward to future projects. Jennifer Linds Lyn's Draperies, Bellingham Wa

I hired Lily-Max designs to help me redecorate my bedroom. This was an out of town consult and it was done via internet, email and pictures. The end result is perfect and exactly what I wanted my bedroom to look like. She was so easy to work with, stayed within my budget and was easy to get a hold of. At times, she even communicated with me while I was in the store looking for items. I would highly recommend Lily-Max designs for any size project or budget.

I am in the process of redecorating my home and had no idea or vision of what I wanted. I met with Kathleen of Lily-Max Design to discuss changes to the dining room, and she asked me if there were specific changes I wanted or did not want and how much money I had budgeted for the project. Kathleen of Lily-Max Design met with the individual who I had do the painting and wood work, and I left for Alaska leaving everything in Lily-Max Design's hands. When I returned home a couple of weeks later and walked into my dining room, I was amazed at the transformation. The changes Lily-Max Designs made with regards color choices, curtains, furniture and right down to pictures that captured my life’s interest was spot on and I could not be happier. I have to admit that I lean in the direction of wanting control, and I was very apprehensive about leaving this in the hands of Lily -Max Designs. I am excited to see what vision and ideas Kathleen of Lily-Max Designs has for me with regards to my living room. In addition, Lily-Max Designs has shared ideas and changes I could make to my kitchen. Lily-Max Designs not only kept the project with in budget, but Kathleen designed changes adding class and beauty to the room and value to my home.

Kathleen's creativity, amazing vision, love for what she does and high level of professionalism are why we would not use ANYBODY else when we have a house project that involves interior design. She is incredibly accessible, organized, efficient and able to work within a reasonable budget. Our home has never looked better and it is all due to Kathleen's talent for transformation, eye for color and ability to create warm, welcoming spaces. She truly is gifted at what she does and we feel so fortunate to have had her guidance over the past 12 years in making our house a home that reflects our tastes and style.

Kathleen made our house clean, organized and personal and did it on our thin dime. I jokingly referred to her as the "MacGiver of home decorating". She always has a creative use for something in her backpocket or an alternative plan. We had no idea that we had so many items that could be reused or situated differently in our home. Our original goal was to stage for selling. We were at a point we needed flooring, paint and counters and wanted a trained eye to help us select colors and help give ideas on arrangement. As this was for staging we wanted to invest as little as possible. What she gave us was so much more than that. The nursery is perfect for our little girl, but neutral enough that a buyer may consider it a guest room for an adult, or classy enough for a teen. The curtains were saved by adding on a little fabric. Kathleen gave us instruction on putting out some decorative tiles, putting up special molding and decorative tiles, etc. We felt empowered and supported launching on those projects that are new to us. We had old dark walnut, shellacked, ugly cabinets from an era decades ago. We had tried painting them once and it never turned out well. We left them an awful bleed through white. Kathleen found us a good paint that required little prep. I never dreamed those cabinets could be saved but with new paint and new knobs they not only 'work' they 'shine'. Kathleen was kind with our schedule and great with our children who were often underfoot. Every time she visited she brought her high energy and new ideas. We'd be newly enthused after catching her vision for our place. What a difference in our fireplace just by taking down the mantle and putting up a mirror. She worked with the ugly bathroom flooring not in the budget to replace and stained an existing cabinet darker to keep it. She found some old cabinet pieces, and a new countertop piece and instructed us how to put it together. We have a whole new kitchen island that cost less than $100! It's an asset to me and will certainly help *IF* we end up selling.

Kathleen worked along side me and my budjet.. She was creative, practicle and amazing with attention to detail. Two of the projects were my daughters bedrooms. Some of the problems we had were not enough storage space, no organization that just made them plain messy and disorganized. Kathleen has an amazing creative process, as the projects evolve all these ideas come to her.. We shopped second hand and turned shabby funiture into beautiful prideful peices The rooms were not only beautiful when they were finished but they were also very functional and organized.. Kathleen has a wonderful fun personality, her passion for what she does truly shows in her work..The finished look always exceeded my expectations.. When the projects are over I find myself almost missing the adventure of it all..

Kathleen@lily-max design I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the transformation and rejuvenation you gave to the sales offices at the Birch Bay Waterslides. As you know, I consider myself to be of non-artistic mind and overly budget conscience. You achieved for me something that I didn’t conceive possible. Your creativity and skills surpassed my expectations by taking a boring and dull, underutilized space and transforming it into an appealing and functional business setting. The number of comments I have received since I finally ‘set you free’ to do what you do best has been astounding. I truly appreciate your honesty and candidness throughout the entire process and further appreciate your approach in understanding my budget constraints. You went above and beyond the usual and expected. Your vision, inspiration, and use of resources have created a pleasant atmosphere to conduct business and entertain clients. I thoroughly look forward to working with you again and would be proud to refer you to my friends, family, and customer base. Thanks for everything. I look forward to starting our next ‘project’ together. Iain Buchanan General Manager Birch Bay Waterslides

We (Volonta Corporation) are a general contractor and work with many design professionals, we recently completed a residential remodel in Blaine, Washington and worked with Lily-Max Designs for the first time. Kathleen was a wonderful asset to the project, she was extremely responsive and found creative ways to balance quality and budget. We would be pleased to work with Lily-Max Designs on future projects. Garrett O'Brien - Volonta Corporation

I cannot begin to put into words how grateful I am for Kathleen. We experienced a flood at our home and almost everything inside needed to be redone. Kathleen was literally a life saver for me. I have a full time job, and 3 busy kids (and no sense of design style!) and a complete home remodel was not something I could handle. Kathleen provided suburb direction on colors, finishes, and materials. She is not only knowledgeable and detail orientated, but she was comforting and kind as well. She held my hand through all the decisions and managed our entire project. Our contractor has been so impressed with her that he called me to rave about her services as well. He said that she is very detailed, thorough and has selected excellent colors and finishes on a very limited budget. When we came home that night and found water cascading through our ceiling, I had no idea of what we were in store for. I can’t say enough how glad I am that we were able to utilize Lily-Max to design and manage our project. Her knowledge and personal touch can’t be matched. I will forever be grateful!